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Cabooses were used on every freight train in the United States and Canada until the 1980s, [1] when safety laws requiring the presence of cabooses and full crews were relaxed. A major purpose of the caboose was for observing problems at the rear of the train before they caused trouble.
At Amtrak's inception there was a single round-trip between Chicago and Grand Rapids, two between Grand Rapids and Detroit, and a connecting train between Holland, Michigan and Muskegon, Michigan. All were discontinued. [9] Amtrak revived the name on August 5, 1984, with the Pere Marquette, a daily service between Chicago and Grand Rapids. [8]
By 1837, Michigan had the beginnings of a railroad network, but one with which both the government and the people were dissatisfied. In the first seven years of railroading in Michigan (1830–1837), the Michigan Territorial Council approved charters for 23 private railroad companies. Of these, only five completed and opened lines, and then for ...
New York Central bay window caboose #21692. New Haven Railroad caboose #C-626, for a time repainted as Penn Central #19882, a caboose which ran on this line. A large collection of "track speeder" railway motorcars. A small Plymouth locomotive. An Ann Arbor Railroad boxcar. Two flat cars. Grand Trunk Western transfer caboose #75053.
Launched in 1969 in San Francisco, the chain turned boxcars and cabooses into dining rooms. It was a gimmick, but in the ‘70s, gimmicks sold. At its peak, Victoria Station had over 100 locations ...
Almost all the preserved steam locomotives from the LS&I were saved by the Marquette and Huron Mountain tourist railroad of Marquette. [8] [9] All were sold off to separate preservation groups by 2002. The only 2-8-2 from the LS&I that's preserved is MK-1 No. 14, built by Baldwin in 1913. It was originally operated by the Duluth and Northern ...
A lot has changed in downtown Detroit since two childhood friends returned home to Michigan 30 years ago to open McIntosh Poris Architects. ... So there were these great buildings here from the ...
Ohio and Michigan have been rivals longer than some might think. Their first clash came in the 1800s over Toledo. ... when parts of the country now known as the Midwest were being carved up for ...